Pianist Vitalij Kuprij performs Saturday at the Miller Center for the Arts.

Attention all teenage Guitar Heros and Rock Band superstars: You may want to step away from the controller this Saturday.

Vitalij Kuprij - keyboardist for rock powerhouse Trans-Siberian Orchestra and a successful classical and rock musician in his own right - knows a little something about what it takes to succeed in the music business.

And he'll be sharing his blueprint for success with area teens Saturday morning at a free workshop about translating dreams - of all kinds - into action.

"What I learned, what I know," Kuprij said, summing up the workshop.

That evening, he'll also be sharing his singular fusion of rock and classical music with the community at large during a benefit concert at Reading Area Community College's Miller Center for the Arts, a concert titled - appropriately enough - "Sounds of Success."

The concert and workshop are offered in conjunction with Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley, the non-profit group promoting financial literacy and entrepreneurship among area youth.

Judi Simmons, president and CEO of the organization, said the event came about by chance.

She attended a Trans-Siberian Orchestra concert at the Sovereign Center, and a friend who was acquainted with Kuprij - who resides in Reading - offered to introduce her.

Kuprij mentioned some charity work he had done in the past, and Simmons described her work with Junior Achievement.

"We were really on the same line of interest with kids," Simmons said. "It was just kind of crazy how it came together."

Kuprij stressed that the workshop is aimed at a general audience, not just the musically-inclined, while Simmons said that the workshop has already attracted a lot of interest.

"We have a bus coming," she said. "We have kids coming from Olivet, from RACC, from Upward Bound. We have kids coming from a lot of the area groups."

At the concert, Kuprij said he'll be playing a mix of favorite pieces and his own original work - or, as he puts it, "my own personal craziness," a fusion of rock and classical sounds.

It's time out of a busy schedule for Kuprij, who in addition to playing with Trans-Siberian Orchestra is also working on an album with his own band, Artension, planning a European and Asian tour, and composing.

Kuprij joined Trans-Siberian Orchestra in 2009 and has been touring with them since.

A native of the Ukraine, he's resided in the area since 2005.

Kuprij performs at 7 p.m. at the Miller Center. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased at www.racc.edu/millercenter or by calling 610-607-6270. VIP tickets, including a post-concert reception with Kuprij, are available for $50.

The free student workshop begins at 11 a.m. and is open to youths in grades 9 through 12. To pre-register, contact Junior Achievement of Greater Reading and Lehigh Valley at 610-373-3500.